Shawlin didn't think of one thing before, the time of the Anglo-French naval battle happened to be the time when the fleet under Ijik was expanding. The company has no shortage of artillery, no shortage of muskets, it is still the most advanced, but the company does not have its own ship factory, not even a basic dock. The people of Iguk have just found a slightly hidden place to build a small port for stopping ships to unload and load goods. If you want to expand the strength of the fleet, firearms are one thing, and you must also have ships.

However, it is not a trivial matter to get a battleship. It's not possible on the North American colonial side, and you'll have to have enough gold and a decent background to get into the shipyards on the ground. Other small places are not places where there are no boats, but many of them are not suitable. What ships built by the Ottoman Turkish Empire, Huaxia, Goryeo, and Dongying have to be said to be a bit out of keeping up with the times, and the styles are different, so they can't be used quickly.

The ships of Britain and France are basically the mainstream ships of this era. Take it, fix it a little, install the heavy fist series guns, and it will be a qualified battleship. Therefore, Ijik is not willing to give up this great opportunity. The two cruisers and five frigates in his hands now are not insignificant forces. Especially, at a time when the British and the French are playing dog brains at each other.

Now the fleets of both sides have become entangled, battleship to battleship. The cruiser and the frigate armed merchant ships formed another group to fight against each other, and the first to start sinking were naturally the armed merchant ships that were not very fast defending. There were too many armed merchant ships on the French side to protect them, and they tried their best, and in the first hour after the launch, three armed merchant ships of the smallest tonnage had already risen into smoke and began to sink gradually.

On the side of the British, only one armed merchant ship sank, and three armed merchant ships and two frigates suffered injuries of varying degrees. The second trifle, five armed merchant ships and two frigates were sank again, and the British also lost one frigate and three armed merchant ships. By the third hour, all the armed merchant ships on both sides had sunk, and less than half of the frigates remained, but, in comparison, the British frigates accounted for a larger proportion and more than the French, that is, the hull was not lightly damaged, and the speed was greatly reduced.

The French saw that this was not good, and the frigates and cruisers were combined, and they could not stop this little number. The French changed their strategy, they couldn't just stop the ship and shoot at each other, they had to start moving, with the size of the cruiser, as long as it moved, the small frigate would not dare to be too arrogant, and if it was accidentally installed, the frigate would be destroyed and killed. Before you know it, two French cruisers ran too fast and left the warband.

Igcik was waiting for this opportunity, the British were now allies of the company, he was not easy to start, and the British fleet was not easy to mess with. However, the French were now the enemies of the company, and the fleet was still suppressed by the British fleet, and it seemed that the defeat was decided, so it was natural to grab it if it could. Although the British will certainly have a lot of complaints about this kind of peach picking, they are also friendly forces, and they also take the initiative to help them attack the French warships, so that their losses will be smaller, and they will not attack them again.

"Little guys, hang the company's flag for me, let's go, grab two cruisers first!"

"Oh!!"

The sudden appearance of Igik's fleet naturally inevitably jumped on both sides, how to say that it was also seven warships, and now joining the battlefield, it is definitely a force that can change the tide of the war. The lookouts on both sides involuntarily observed. On the Boston, Kamal had already gone into battle and began to load the shells, when the adjutant suddenly ran over and whispered beside him.

"General, a fleet of two cruisers, five frigates appeared at sea. ”

"Which side is it?"

"Well, look at the flag, it seems to be from the Yanhuang Trading Company. ”

"Oh, haha, I know, how could they not value naval power. Okay, let's see if we can let our warships come into contact, as long as we are sure that they are friendly forces, we don't care, let them fight the French freely. ”

"Yes!"

The adjutant tried his best to get the news out in the flag language. Before a search frigate could be sent to contact him, Igic had already commanded the fleet to outflank the two French cruisers. Even the British fleet, which had fallen behind the French, was squeezed out of the way by them, firing in advance with heavy punches, and a single volley of straddle shots. At this time, it really made the British clear which side of this fleet was, and it also made the French face black.

There was already a decline, but now there is a new force, and they are not allowed to live. The two cruisers tried to escape, but they were a quarter behind the fleet of Igik, which was not a small amount, it was 1 knotty mile per hour. The heavy punches were fired at their sails and masts at a long range. In a short time, the sails had been broken into rags, and even the mast was hit, and with a violent shock, it almost broke directly. Now, the two frigates are even slower

Icic, however, allowed his fleet to continue to accelerate, and the two frigates plugged in, knocked out all the heavy gun windows with heavy fists, and then replaced them with grapeshot shells and began to sweep the deck. The French also tried to organize the sailors to return fire with firearms, but they were almost completely wiped out by grape shells, and the rest of the people, one by one, hid behind bunkers, and did not dare to show their heads. The rate of fire of the heavy punch style was much faster, nearly ten rounds a minute, and they didn't expect it at all. Then, as soon as the battleship approached, a group of Ijik's men, who had been prepared for a long time, howled and rushed over.

Most people first pull out the revolver on their waist and shoot until they empty six bullets. Then each of them took off the Hall M1819 musket behind their backs and began to clear the remnants of the enemy. The British were also frightened by this combat power, and in less than an hour, two French warships fell into the hands of these Yanhuang Trading Company navies who looked more like pirates. The British frigate, which had followed and wanted to help, immediately turned around and returned to the more fierce middle battlefield.

There were not many of Ijik's men, and when he grabbed two cruisers, he was already very satisfied. If they catch the ships again, they won't have enough men to drive them back. With five frigates protecting the two newly captured cruisers to change their sails, Igic took two cruisers and joined the center of the Anglo-French naval battle. The French lost two cruisers, and the British had two more cruisers as reinforcements, one plus and one minus, and the French could not bear it at all. In the fifth hour of the start of the naval battle, the French cruiser frigate cluster began to disperse and flee.

However, at this time, the French battleships had the upper hand. The French battleships had thicker armor and a little more guns, even if they accidentally fell into the disadvantage in the early stage, as time passed, they began to press the British battleships. Fortunately, at this time, the cruisers and frigates of the British rushed over and began to support. Now the British still have thirty-six battleships surviving, thirty-six fighting five, and the results can already be clearly seen.

Having assisted the British in crushing the French cluster of cruisers and frigates, Igcik let the fleet go. The sails of the two newly captured cruisers were finally replaced. In fact, every warship has a spare sail in the hold, especially the warship that needs to go on an ocean-going voyage, otherwise, after the sails are damaged by a storm at sea, they will have to float everywhere with the current. More than an hour, it was enough, seven battleships when he came, and nine when he returned, and the new addition was still a cruiser, and Igcik was already very satisfied.

Staying for a while won't help, so it's better to leave early. The main reason is that after the British eliminated the last French army, their strength was still stronger than the current Ijik, and the British navy was no better than the army. The army suffered so many losses in the hands of the company, and it had long since resigned itself to its orders. But if the Navy wants to help the Army get back to this field, Ijik can't beat it. This is not in the village in front of the village, there is no store in the back, even if they are sunk, no one knows. There was a radio station on the ship, but there was no way to contact the company that was still inland.

Kamal did have the idea, but he didn't dare to sink Igik's fleet, at most to scare them. It's just that he didn't expect Igik to run so fast, and by the time they sank three French battleships and forced two to land, Igik and them had already run away. There's no way around this, and with their current state, it's not suitable to track down Igcik. In this naval battle, the British were victorious, but the losses were not small.

First, all five armed merchant ships were sunk. Of the thirty frigates, only fourteen remain unsunk. Only one cruiser was sunk, and it was necessary to go to the shipyard for repairs. All five battleships were still sailing, but the damage to the artillery compartments on both sides reached 60 percent, and many of the guns were blown out of the ship and fell into the sea, and they could not be caught at all. Fortunately, in terms of seizure, it can barely make up for the loss.

Six frigates, three cruisers, as well as two battleships of the French fell into their hands. Although all of them need to be overhauled, they are at least the most advanced warships in service. With this feat, Kamal can be sure that the stain on his resume that appeared before because of Charlie is completely gone. The local people will not let such a brave and warlike admiral waste his time outside. In order to increase his military exploits, he also communicated with his subordinates and concealed the fact that the Ijik fleet had appeared, which laid the foundation for the future defeat of the British.